The Collaborative International Dictionary
Suppliantness
Suppliant \Sup"pli*ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See Supplicate, and cf. Supplicant.]
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Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud.
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Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.
To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee.
--Milton.Syn: Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring. [1913 Webster] -- Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv. -- Sup"pli*ant*ness, n.